Services Science : Fundamentals

Editorial. Services Science - Necessity and Conceptual Fundamentals: Services Sciences, Management, and Engineering (SSME) and Its Relation to Academic Disciplines.- Service Engineering - A Transdisciplinary Approach in Service Research. Services Science - Focus Research: International Service Research - Status Quo, Developments, and Consequences for the Emerging Services Science.- Research on Services: From Exploring the Residual to Services Science.- Services Science - A Computer Scientists Perspective.- Research Needs in the European Service Sector - An Application-Oriented Perspective. Services Science - Focus Teaching: The Evolution and Discovery of Services Science in Business Schools.- The Perspective of Computer Science.- The Perspective of ABB Automation GmbH.- The Perspective of AFSM International. Services Science - Focus Collaboration: Services Science - Where Practice Meets Theory.- Services Science with a Focus on Academia and Company Collaboration.- The Perspective of Informatics.- The Perspective of Service Industries - The Perspective of Siemens AG.- The Perspective of IBM Deutschland GmbH.